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Gerry Studds: “This is a good bill and, I hesitate to add, costs a little bit more than the Boston Harbor Island so I can assume we are…”

On the recordApril 23, 1996
This is a good bill and, I hesitate to add, costs a little bit more than the Boston Harbor Island so I can assume we are going to get enormous support when the time comes. It is an excellent bill, and I urge Members to support it.
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Gerry Studds
Massachusetts

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Supporting a bill during a House floor debate.

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